"severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"

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rigour(Noun)

A harsh or severe experience.

rigour(Noun)

A trembling or shivering response.

rigour(Noun)

Character of being unyielding or inflexible.

rigour(Noun)

Shrewd questioning.

rigour(Noun)

Higher level of difficulty.

rigour(Noun)

An abbreviated form of rigour mortis.

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Rigour

Rigour or rigor has a number of meanings in relation to intellectual life and discourse. These are separate from public and political applications with their suggestion of laws enforced to the letter, or political absolutism.